Court orders

thumb|380x380px|An extradition document from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department|St. Louis Police Department in the [[United States, requesting the extradition of a murder suspect suspected of fleeing to Auckland in New Zealand, 1885]]

An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a special court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. It was developed by the English courts of equity but its origins go back to Roman law and the equitable remedy of the "interdict".

order used by a court to protect a person or entity

official proclamation by a judge or panel of judges

type of court order authorizing police to forcibly search a private property for evidence

A summons (also known in England and Wales as a claim form or plaint note, and in the Australian state of New South Wales as a court attendance notice (CAN)) is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an administrative summons) for various purposes.

Under U.S. law, a conservatorship results from the appointment of a guardian or a protector by a judge to manage the personal or financial affairs of another person who is incapable of fully managing their own affairs due to age or physical or mental limitations. A person under conservatorship is a "conservatee", a term that can refer to an adult. A person under guardianship is a "ward", a term that can also refer to a minor child. Conservatorship may also apply to corporations and organizations.

legal order restricting making public of information or comments

rescue mechanism for insolvent entities

former type of civil order made in the United Kingdom